any man could hope to find
Her faith and trust had seen us through
My friends were full of envy,
cause she treated me like a king
And I took her love for granted,
and I lost everything I'd call to say
And that was my excuse I'd use
when I had other things planned
I came in one night to find myself alone
of what she was going through
Now I gave a little and I lost a lot
I'm holding on to someone
I was fooling around with the second best
and I had the cream of the crop
And I wound up giving a little,
And you men can heed this warning
if there's a good woman at your side
she'll meet you there and there,
then you'd best get your hat
and find your boat another dock
And you wind up giving a little
Now I gave a little and I lost a lot
Holding on to someone I no longer got
I was foolin' around with the second best
and I had a dream of the clock
Now I gave a little and I lost a lot
I'm holdin' on to someone I no longer got
I was fooling around with
and I had the cream of the crop
And I wound up giving a little,
Oh, you know I gave a little, and I lost a lot
Oh, I wound up giving a little,
You know I gave a little and I lost a lot